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Diagnose the Strained Meter Socket and Exposed Wires

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Service Call; Customer had LIVE Utility Wires Exposed! Tips how to fix a Strained Meter Socket⚡️

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The video begins by highlighting a dangerous electrical issue: exposed wires within a home's meter socket due to the PVC conduit sinking into the ground. A customer called an electrician because their meter socket was 'strained.' The exposed wires present a significant hazard. The electrician explains that this issue commonly occurs over time due to ground settlement, weather, and ice, which can cause the conduit to sink and pull the electrical wires downwards, exposing them at the meter socket connection point.

Goal: Identify and understand the electrical hazard caused by a sinking meter conduit.

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You can see the wires are exposed. All right, guys. So, a customer called. They said that their meter socket is strained. So, take a look at this pipe, guys. You can see the wires are exposed right here. Over time, actually, due to land, weather, ice, and the ground, it actually caused the pipe to sink to the ground here. So, over the years, this is why this happens. This is a 3in PVC pipe. So, what we're going to do is

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